Chapter 2375 The Mysterious Yin River, The Ferryman

Wow!

Chen Xuan continuously released terrifying early-stage Golden Immortal pressure.

However, the terrifying sense of oppression he exuded was no less than that of a mid-stage Golden Immortal.

Especially just now, Chen Xuan threw a punch, and the resulting terrifying attack directly tore the void apart.

This level of attack power is comparable to that of a mid-stage Golden Immortal.

"I have achieved the fifth level of the Heavenly Dragon Overlord Body Technique. This means that I can now fight against experts at the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm."

"Hehe, I've been meditating and cultivating here every day for the past few days. I've actually gained quite a bit!"

"However, I can't continue my seclusion here."

Chen Xuan sighed softly and immediately stood up.

During this period, Chen Xuan felt he had accomplished a great deal.

First of all, the Dragon-Seeking Sword has been upgraded from a Supreme Immortal Artifact to a Saint-grade Immortal Artifact.

Its power has increased significantly compared to before.

Now, Chen Xuan can directly unleash the Sword Shadow Clone Technique, or the Fairy Scattering Flowers Sword Formation, the Sword Shadow Flying Sand Formation, etc., and the power will be much greater than before.

Secondly, Chen Chong advanced to the Golden Immortal realm.

This gave Chen Xuan another Golden Immortal level demon beast.

This gives him an extra layer of protection when facing formidable opponents.

Finally, there's Chen Xuan's own improvement in strength.

In particular, the fifth level of the Heavenly Dragon Overlord Body Technique has been mastered, which gives Chen Xuan a great deal of confidence.

Continuing his secluded cultivation was no longer of much significance to Chen Xuan.

It might even waste Chen Xuan's time.

For Chen Xuan, the best option was to go out and seek opportunities.

Wow!

Chen Xuan stood up, and his figure vanished in a flash.

When Chen Xuan reappeared, he was already at Chen Li's secluded cultivation location.

At this moment, Chen Xuan saw that there were still quite a few Three Corpse Yin Flames around Chen Li.

However, the aura emanating from Chen Li is getting closer and closer to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

This made Chen Xuan overjoyed.

"This period of secluded cultivation has brought Chen Li one step closer to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm."

Chen Xuan smiled with satisfaction, did not disturb Chen Li's seclusion, and turned to leave.

When they reappeared, Chen Xuan was already in the cave.

After putting away the Iron-Tailed Scorpion and the Nebula Array that guarded the cave, Chen Xuan immediately disappeared from the cave.

……

Decades later, before a long river filled with terrifying ghostly energy.

A young man suddenly fell from the sky.

He gazed at the magnificent, eerie river, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the famous Xuan Yin River, right?"

"It is said that this Xuan Yin River runs directly from the Netherworld to the Realm of True Immortals. I wonder if that's true or not?"

The young man was Chen Xuan.

Since Chen Xuan left the pass, he has been traveling around.

Over the years, his cultivation level has not improved rapidly.

However, Chen Xuan's foundation was very solid.

Now, it is no longer possible to sense any signs of weakness or fragility in Chen Xuan's aura.

"Hehe, is this your first time visiting the Xuan Yin River, fellow Daoist?"

An elderly man with white hair suddenly appeared beside Chen Xuan.

His bright eyes swept over Chen Xuan, and he immediately broke into a smile.

Chen Xuan appeared calm on the surface, but he was inwardly on high alert.

Upon seeing that the old man was actually a late-stage Golden Immortal, he quickly increased the distance between himself and the old man.

The old man naturally observed Chen Xuan's every move.

But he didn't say much.

Even when she looked at Chen Xuan, her eyes were full of anticipation.

"Fellow Daoist, who are you?"

"I am the ferryman of the Xuan Yin River!"

The old man had a smile on his face.

However, his gaze never left Chen Xuan.

However, his appearance only made Chen Xuan more wary.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan did not sense any threat from the ferryman at this moment.

Otherwise, Chen Xuan would probably have fled immediately.

“Fellow Daoist, this is indeed my first time in the Xuan Yin River. Is it possible that with my cultivation at the early stage of Golden Immortal, I am unable to cross the Xuan Yin River?”

Chen Xuan frowned slightly.

He looked extremely confused.

He had just carefully sensed the area and found nothing unusual in the Xuan Yin River.

Even if the ghostly energy here is extremely dense, Chen Xuan can naturally suppress it completely with his abilities.

Crossing the Xuan Yin River is naturally not a problem.

"Hehe, it's really not easy for you to cross the Xuan Yin River, fellow Daoist."

The ferryman looked at Chen Xuan and smiled meaningfully.

"Why?"

Chen Xuan was even more puzzled.

The ferryman did not explain.

Instead, he was pointing to a huge rock shrouded in ghostly energy.

Wow!

As the ferryman pointed his finger in the air, the ghostly aura around the boulder rapidly dissipated.

Lines of small characters also quickly emerged from the boulder.

Chen Xuan's curious gaze quickly fell on the boulder.

To Chen Xuan's surprise, the writing on these boulders was not the common script of the True Immortal Realm at all, but rather the Heavenly Runes.

With Chen Xuan's current mastery of celestial runes, he can read the contents of the runes without any hindrance.

"Fellow Daoist, I believe you should be able to understand this content, right?"

The ferryman asked with a smile.

Chen Xuan was stunned.

He knew very well that the Tongtian Rune was a common script used in ancient times.

It is the written language that communicates with all things in the world.

Even before the true immortals appeared, there were already celestial runes.

When the ancient realm of true immortals existed, powerful beings of any race could communicate and exchange ideas through the Heaven-Connecting Runes.

However, since the ancient Immortal Realm ceased to exist, the Heavenly Runes have also been completely lost.

If Chen Xuan hadn't learned the Heavenly Runes by chance, he probably wouldn't have been able to understand the contents of this boulder.

“Fellow Daoist, this… I can indeed see it. But are you sure the writing on this boulder is truly meant for me to see?”

Chen Xuan looked puzzled.

The Heavenly Runes naturally have their own unique characteristics.

There are not many people like Chen Xuan who can understand the Heavenly Runes.

In fact, they are extremely rare.

However, each of them has an extraordinary background.

However, Chen Xuan was also unsure how the ferryman was so certain that he could decipher the writing on the boulder.

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, there's no need to look at me with such surprise!"

"Actually, this stone standing on the banks of the Xuan Yin River is not an ordinary object. It is the famous Three Lives Stone!"

"And the inscriptions on the Three Lives Stone also have their own unique features."

"They can display different texts based on the different circumstances of each fellow Daoist!"

"For example, if you are a demon, you can display the common script of the demon race. If you are a celestial being, you can display the common script of the celestial race. Even if you are a demon, you can display the common script of the demon race!"

The ferryman explained earnestly.

Hearing him say that, Chen Xuan felt much more at ease.

But upon closer reflection, Chen Xuan felt that something was amiss.

"Fellow Daoist, do you mean that the characters on this Three Lives Stone will appear in different scripts depending on the race of each of us?"

“That’s right!” The ferryman nodded, his expression extremely serious.

Now, a look of confusion appeared in Chen Xuan's eyes.

Upon seeing this, the ferryman was slightly taken aback.

"Fellow Daoist, could it be that what you are seeing is not the script of our own people?"

“Hehe, what I see is indeed not our own language. But I can really understand these characters,” Chen Xuan said.

As he spoke, Chen Xuan stopped paying attention to the ferryman.

Instead, they carefully examined the Heavenly Runes on the Three Lives Stone.

The runes on the Three Lives Stone are quite simple.

It not only briefly recounts the origin of the Xuan Yin River, but also describes the process of communication between the Xuan Yin River and the Nine Netherworld.

There is even a theory that the Xuan Yin River actually originates from the Great Dao River!

With his current strength, Chen Xuan has no way of judging whether this statement is true or false.

Chen Xuanzai carefully examined the contents of the boulder again, making sure he hadn't missed anything, before looking at the ferryman.

"Fellow Daoist, this only records the origin of the Xuan Yin River, but it doesn't say how dangerous the Xuan Yin River is!"

"Heh, I really don't know, with your intelligence, why would you think like that?"

"This……"

Chen Xuan looked slightly embarrassed.

Although he is thick-skinned, he was somewhat uncomfortable being praised to his face.

"As the ferryman, it is my duty to ferry every fellow Daoist across the Xuan Yin River. Furthermore, you have already seen the origin of the Xuan Yin River on the Three Lives Stone. It comes from the Great Dao River, which leads directly to the Nine Netherworld and the Realm of True Immortals!"

"Inside, there is not only ghostly energy, but also the power of the Great Dao."

"Fellow Daoist's cultivation is only at the early stage of Golden Immortal. Even if you have cultivated some power of rules, it is not very pure."

"Crossing the Xuan Yin River will probably be quite difficult."

"Furthermore, there's a strange thing about the Xuan Yin River. The more talented a True Immortal is, the more difficult it is for them to cross it!"

"The reason I advised you, fellow Daoist, to let me ferry you across the river is simply because I didn't want to see a genius perish, nothing more!"

The ferryman had a sincere expression on his face.

His persuasion did indeed tempt Chen Xuan somewhat.

Of course, no one would pay for unknown dangers.

At this moment, Chen Xuan was actually still somewhat skeptical.

Standing on the banks of the Xuan Yin River, he used his divine sense to examine the area carefully.

After confirming that there were indeed considerable fluctuations of Great Dao power within the Xuan Yin River, Chen Xuan said, "In that case, thank you for ferrying me across the river. May I ask how you will accept my reward?"

"Hehe, I don't ferry just anyone. Over the countless years, the number of true immortals worthy of my ferrying is no more than a handful!"

"Hmm? May I ask, fellow Daoist, who have you helped ferry across over the years?"

Chen Xuan looked curious.

He carefully examined the Xuan Yin River.

The Xuan Yin River is hundreds of thousands of miles long.

The number of immortals who cross the river every day is filled with fear.

Even though there are quite a few ferrymen on the banks of the Xuan Yin River.

But the old man in front of us ferryes a considerable number of people every day.

"Hehe, hundreds of thousands of years ago, I ferried a man across the Tianmeng Mountains in the True Immortal Realm of the South."

"I'm sure you've never even heard of such a small place, fellow Daoist."

“Several million years ago, I ferried a sword cultivator from the Free and Unfettered Sword Sect. He was straightforward and unrestrained, and his swordsmanship was extremely advanced!”

"Further ahead, I will ferry three more people. One is a demon, one is a ghost, and the third should be of the same race as you."

The ferryman finished speaking without offering any further explanation.

He reached out and grabbed at the air, and the surging ghostly energy in the Xuan Yin River rapidly gathered beneath Chen Xuan's feet.

Soon, it coalesced into the shape of a small boat.

The ferryman then cast a mysterious spell.

The ghostly boat suddenly disappeared from the spot, carrying Chen Xuan with it.

At that moment, Chen Xuan heard the ferryman's words of advice.

"Fellow Daoist, don't overthink it. After you wake up from a good night's sleep, everything will be alright!"

"From now on, let this old man ferry you to the other side!"